The fastest way to lose a war is to start one without an end state, and that’s the thread we pull from start to finish with Jim Webb. We get specific about what “no strategy” looks like in the real world: no clear objective, no believable measure of success, and no...
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Trump Declares Iran ‘IS DEAD’
President Donald Trump posted that Iran is “officially a failed nation” and “dead.” “Iran is officially a Failed Nation. IT IS DEAD!” he wrote on Truth Social Monday. “They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers...
Military Officials Warn US Unprepared for Sustained Conflict with Iran
Top military command across multiple branches and commands warned that prolonged large-scale operations were unsustainable. The Washington Post spoke with multiple officials familiar with a bi-weekly assessment by top military officials on the status of the armed...
Trump Threatens Iran: We’re Going to Hit Them Very Hard
President Donald Trump said he would order another round of attacks on Iran. On Sunday, the US bombed an Iranian military site on Larak Island. Washington claimed that the IRGC was preparing to fire a rocket to mine the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran responded by targeting...
DHP Ep. 253 Reissue: Academia is a Racket
The centerpiece of this episode is DHP Episode 253: Academia is a Racket, which CJ produced back in late-February 2023, only about 6 months after he walked away from academia, after spending 22 years of his life in it (6 as a student & 16 as a teacher.) In this...
Testosterone: Sex, Gender, and Death
“You kill people and break things for a living.”- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in Quantico, Virginia on September 30, 2025 The primary male sex hormone, testosterone, has been in the news of late. Students of social science may be familiar with the series of...
Trump Puffs Up Engagement With North Korea, But Can We Trust Him?
At the White House on August 19, President Donald Trump said he anticipates a face-to-face session with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before December. Pressed on whether it would happen, he answered "Yeah, I will be," and noted that the two men get along "very...
Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Be Used to Fill US Strategic Reserve
President Donald Trump claimed that the US had secured majority control over Venezuelan oil reserves that will be used to refill the Strategic Reserve. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL...
US Strikes Iran for the First Time in Weeks
US forces attacked suspected Iranian military sites in the Strait of Hormuz. The US strikes are the first in several weeks as Washington attempts to destroy the Iranian economy. US officials told the AP that the IRGC was preparing to fire rockets to mine the Strait...
Netanyahu Held Secret Talks with Hamas During 2014 War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held direct talks with a senior Hamas member during the deadly 2014 war in Gaza, according to Israeli media. The dialogue was said to have been arranged “behind the backs of the establishment.” Reported by the...
